Renowned Islamic scholars, state governors and other stakeholders from southwest states of Nigeria will today converge on Ibadan, Oyo State for the 7th General Assembly of the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN).
The event which would take place at the Islamic Centre, University of Ibadan Central Mosque, Ibadan is being organised to deliberate on the activities of the organisation and issues affecting the Muslim Ummah in the southwest and Nigeria as a whole.
The chairman of the planning committee, Prof Wole Abass, said the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, is expected at the General Assembly.
He disclosed that all governors of southwest states were expected at the assembly while the president of Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN), Alhaji Rasaki Oladejo would be the host.
The President-General, League of Imams and Alfas of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta, Sheikh Jamiu Bello Kewulere will also grace the occasion and some other prominent Islamic scholars and titled chiefs.
MUSWEN is the umbrella body of all Muslims in South Western Nigeria as represented by the State Muslim Councils/Communities and Muslim organisations and institutions domiciled in the zone. It consists of Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo states.
